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what's the obama white house saying about all of this? >> they're effectively saying that the economy, while it's still weak, is showing signs that the president's policies are working, that his agenda is finally getting traction in the economy. here's what the president had to say. >> there are too many middle class families that are still struggling to pay the bills. they were struggling long before the crisis hit. but today's news certainly is not an excuse to try and talk down the economy to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. >> that was friday right after the jobs numbers came out. i'll point out two meaningful things about those jobs numbers. one, you recall when his stimulus plan came out somebody in his administration said with the stimulus plan. it was never a promise, a projection. symbolically it's meaningful this is now below 8%. also now it's fallen for the first time not because fewer people are looking for jobs. actually, the number of people looking for jobs r
what's the obama white house saying about all of this? >> they're effectively saying that the economy, while it's still weak, is showing signs that the president's policies are working, that his agenda is finally getting traction in the economy. here's what the president had to say. >> there are too many middle class families that are still struggling to pay the bills. they were struggling long before the crisis hit. but today's news certainly is not an excuse to try and talk down...
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what's the obama white house saying about all of this? >> they're effectively saying that the economy, while it's still weak, is showing signs that the president's policies are working, that his agenda is finally getting traction in the economy. here's what the president had to say. >> there are too many middle class families that are still struggling to pay the bills. they were struggling long before the crisis hit. but today's news certainly is not an excuse to try and talk down the economy to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. >> that was friday right after the jobs numbers came out. i'll point out two meaningful things about those jobs numbers. one, you recall when his stimulus plan cameut somebody in his administration said with the stimulus plan. it was never a promise, a projection. symbolically it's meaningful this is now below 8%. also now it's fallen for the first time not because fewer people are looking for jobs. actually, the number of people looking for jobs ros
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obama. what did she tell you about what it's like for her out there on the campaign trail? >> reporter: you know, i asked her about ann romney's claim when ann romney pressed back about her own husband's critics and ann romney said campaigning is hard. i said does she share that sentiment. here was mrs. obama's response. >> ann romney recently said about the critics of her husband -- to her husband's critics that running for president is hard. do you sympathize with that? >> you know, the campaign experience is unique for everyone. everyone comes to this and experiences it differently. for me i really enjoy campaigning. i think barack and i we both get energy from it because when you live in washington, sometimes you get isolated from the rest of the country. and this is a time when we get out and we can remember just how decent people are. i come across people i don't care what political party they come from, they are hopeful. they're happy to see you. they're willing to listen. and it's go
obama. what did she tell you about what it's like for her out there on the campaign trail? >> reporter: you know, i asked her about ann romney's claim when ann romney pressed back about her own husband's critics and ann romney said campaigning is hard. i said does she share that sentiment. here was mrs. obama's response. >> ann romney recently said about the critics of her husband -- to her husband's critics that running for president is hard. do you sympathize with that? >>...
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press protecting obama. pete in georgia says, don't you know? i'm sure it was all bush's fault. if you want to read more on this, go to the blog. cnn.com/caffertyfile or to our post on the situation room's facebook page. wolf? >> i'm also hearing from some of my sources about how the president feels about his debate performance last night. details of that coming up in our next hour. are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so well. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on
press protecting obama. pete in georgia says, don't you know? i'm sure it was all bush's fault. if you want to read more on this, go to the blog. cnn.com/caffertyfile or to our post on the situation room's facebook page. wolf? >> i'm also hearing from some of my sources about how the president feels about his debate performance last night. details of that coming up in our next hour. are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the...
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barack obama is a competitive guy. there's no way he can't come back and figure this out -- >> i don't want to use shopping metaphors, i don't think sports metaphors, you lose me in all that. >> because men are not supposed to like to shop, right, governor? nice tie. you like my jacket? >> if romney could pull one thing back which would be more than the 47%, he went the wrong direction in the auto industry. that's going to kill him in ohio. >> there's also things i think president obama would like to pull back. >> all of us. >> same with latinos, he'd like to pull back having offered he was going to do immigration reform in the first year a promise that he's broken. >> but, you know what, he's doing pretty good with -- he's pushing the dream act, a lot of things favorable to the hispanic community. guys, it's just math. right now in the polling obama's at 70% with hispanics. you and i both know republican party long-term cannot be a sustainable party if they're losing hispanic -- >> what would the numbers be if jeb bus
barack obama is a competitive guy. there's no way he can't come back and figure this out -- >> i don't want to use shopping metaphors, i don't think sports metaphors, you lose me in all that. >> because men are not supposed to like to shop, right, governor? nice tie. you like my jacket? >> if romney could pull one thing back which would be more than the 47%, he went the wrong direction in the auto industry. that's going to kill him in ohio. >> there's also things i think...
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she told me that the regulations, the taxes, the cost of obama care, the obama era economy put her out of business much and she teared up as she was telling me her story. it wasn't about the money. this was about the future for her family and for her family of employees. i want to help the hundreds of thousands of dreamers like rhoda, and i will. and you know if the president were to get re-elected, he's going to say every good thing he can about education. but in the final analysis, what he's going to do is what his largest campaign supporters insist upon, and that's the public sector unions, and your kids would have the same schools and the same results. when i'm president, i'll be the voice of the children and their parents, because there is no union for the pta. i'm going is to make sure that the parents get the information they need about how their school is doing and whether it's failing or succeeding and they get the choice they need to pick the school where their child has the best chance for success. >> so mitt romney, he's speaking right now in colorado. we're watching him cl
she told me that the regulations, the taxes, the cost of obama care, the obama era economy put her out of business much and she teared up as she was telling me her story. it wasn't about the money. this was about the future for her family and for her family of employees. i want to help the hundreds of thousands of dreamers like rhoda, and i will. and you know if the president were to get re-elected, he's going to say every good thing he can about education. but in the final analysis, what he's...
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president obama has passed some good policies. he needs to know how to sell them and explain them in a sound bite in a way people can understand. i don't know, bill clinton does it. is it that hard to learn how to explain? >> yes, it is. >> he's done it before. >> he's been in elected office now for an awfully long time and he hasn't done it. you'll remember, when he started listing back before he changed his mind when he listed one of his biggest failures or the first was not being able to sell his story. and part of it is is that he can't speak in the short answers and sound bites. >> this is rare now to have republicans saying that the president's main failure is that he doesn't know how to speak clearly and talk about serious issues. >> no. >> in telling stories in a narrative. and i think in a debate, i think he had an off night clearly. he admits that. lots of people admit that. one thing we know for sure about this president and one thing he's been able to do all along is to provide clarity for complicated issues people dis
president obama has passed some good policies. he needs to know how to sell them and explain them in a sound bite in a way people can understand. i don't know, bill clinton does it. is it that hard to learn how to explain? >> yes, it is. >> he's done it before. >> he's been in elected office now for an awfully long time and he hasn't done it. you'll remember, when he started listing back before he changed his mind when he listed one of his biggest failures or the first was not...
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press protecting obama. pete in georgia says, don't you know? i'm sure it was all bush's fault. if you want to read more on this, go to the blog. cnn.com/caffertyfile or to our post on the situation room's facebook page. wolf? >> i'm also hearing from som of my sources about how the president feels about his debate performance last night. details of that coming up in our next hour. are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so well. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on.
press protecting obama. pete in georgia says, don't you know? i'm sure it was all bush's fault. if you want to read more on this, go to the blog. cnn.com/caffertyfile or to our post on the situation room's facebook page. wolf? >> i'm also hearing from som of my sources about how the president feels about his debate performance last night. details of that coming up in our next hour. are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's...
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president obama has passed some good policies. he needs to know how to sell them and a sound understand. i don't know bill clinton does it. is it that har it is. >> he's done it before. >> he's been in elected office now for an awfully long hasn't done it. you'll remember, started listing back before he changed his mind when he listed one of his biggest failures or the first his of und to haveg tin fthe spe issues. >> no. >> in telling stories in a narrative. and i think in a debate i think he had an off night clearly. he admits that. lots of people admit that. one thing we know for sure about this president and one thing he's been able to do all along is to provide clarity for complicated issues people disagree on but bring people together through clear language. >> the president is resilience. he has to be resilient to have gotten through -- >> competitive. >> and competitive but to have gotten through this kind of an economy where the republicans were deep sixing the economy and the president brought us out. >> obama resilience
president obama has passed some good policies. he needs to know how to sell them and a sound understand. i don't know bill clinton does it. is it that har it is. >> he's done it before. >> he's been in elected office now for an awfully long hasn't done it. you'll remember, started listing back before he changed his mind when he listed one of his biggest failures or the first his of und to haveg tin fthe spe issues. >> no. >> in telling stories in a narrative. and i think...
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so for president obama. just 31% for john mccain. and as a candidate, president obama said he would tackle immigration reform. well, it's a promise he did not make good on. and with an eye to november, a number of his hispanic supporters have been pressuring him to do more. president obama made an unexpected trip to the rose garden to highlight his administration's announcement that it would buy time for young illegal immigrants facing the possibility of deportation. >> these are young people who study in our schools, they play in our neighborhoods. they're friends with our kids. they pledge allegiance to our flag. they are americans in their heart, in their minds in every single way but one, on paper. >> as the president was halfway through his remarks, a reporter with "the daily caller" interrupted him, asking the president what the change means for american workers. >> excuse me, sir. it's not time for questions, sir. not while i'm speaking. >> president obama continued his remarks but came back to the ma
so for president obama. just 31% for john mccain. and as a candidate, president obama said he would tackle immigration reform. well, it's a promise he did not make good on. and with an eye to november, a number of his hispanic supporters have been pressuring him to do more. president obama made an unexpected trip to the rose garden to highlight his administration's announcement that it would buy time for young illegal immigrants facing the possibility of deportation. >> these are young...
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president obama took them in 2008. our brand new cnn/orc poll is just coming in and it shows president obama leading in ohio right now 50% to mitt romney's 46%. but that's within the sampling error. it's a statistical tie in other words. our chief national correspondent john king is joining us. john, break down the numbers for us. no state right now is more important than ohio. >> you can make that case. no state is more important than ohio. you mention it's within the margin of error but yet another poll showing the president with a small lead in ohio. he's had that pretty much across the general election season. what's driving it right now? in a battleground state like ohio, the president is getting democrats, romney is getting the republicans. the candidate to win election day is likely to win the state and at the moment the president has a five-point edge among independents likely voters. president at 49%, governor romney at 44%. that's one of the key reasons the president has the small but still a stubborn lead in
president obama took them in 2008. our brand new cnn/orc poll is just coming in and it shows president obama leading in ohio right now 50% to mitt romney's 46%. but that's within the sampling error. it's a statistical tie in other words. our chief national correspondent john king is joining us. john, break down the numbers for us. no state right now is more important than ohio. >> you can make that case. no state is more important than ohio. you mention it's within the margin of error but...
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president obama took them in 2008. our brand new cnn/orc poll is just coming in and it shows president obama leading in ohio right now 50% to mitt romney's 46%. but that's within the sampling error. it's a statistical tie in other words. our chief national correspondent john king is joining us. john, break down the numbers for us. no state right now is more important than ohio. >> you can make that case. no state is more important than ohio. you mention it's within the margin of error but yet another poll showing the president with a small lead in ohio. he's had that pretty much across the general election season. what's driving it right now? in a battleground state like ohio, the president is getting democrats, romney is getting the republicans. the candidate to win election day is likely to win the state and at the moment the president has a five-point edge among independents likely voters. president at 49% governor romney at 44%. that's one of the key reasons the president has the small but still a stubborn lead in
president obama took them in 2008. our brand new cnn/orc poll is just coming in and it shows president obama leading in ohio right now 50% to mitt romney's 46%. but that's within the sampling error. it's a statistical tie in other words. our chief national correspondent john king is joining us. john, break down the numbers for us. no state right now is more important than ohio. >> you can make that case. no state is more important than ohio. you mention it's within the margin of error but...
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president obama? >> and joining us now, the chair of the national committee, the florida congresswoman, debbie wasserman schultz. thank you very much. you'll be gaveling into order. what time? 2:00? >> no, no. about 4:00 or 5:00. >> later in the day. okay. so let's talk about the question. ronald reagan posed it when he was challenging an incumbent democratic candidate. are you better off today than you were four years ago? >> most definitely we're better off. when president obama took office, he inherited an economy that had just lost in the previous six months over under george w. bush 3.5 million jobs. really thanks to the failed policies that really crashed the economy. now we've had 29 straight months of job growth in the private sector. we had a resurgence in the manufacturing sector, creating jobs for the first time since the 1990s. and an economy that's moving forward again. if we go backward in the direction that mitt romney wants to take us, we're really going to potentially put ourselves in
president obama? >> and joining us now, the chair of the national committee, the florida congresswoman, debbie wasserman schultz. thank you very much. you'll be gaveling into order. what time? 2:00? >> no, no. about 4:00 or 5:00. >> later in the day. okay. so let's talk about the question. ronald reagan posed it when he was challenging an incumbent democratic candidate. are you better off today than you were four years ago? >> most definitely we're better off. when...
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obama and i approve... this message. anncr: he keeps saying it... mitt romney: this president cannot tell us that you're... better off today than when he took office. anncr: well... here's where we were in 2008... tv anncr: the worst financial collapse... since the great depression... tv anncr: american workers were laid off in numbers not seen... in over three decades. anncr: and here's where we are today... thirty months of private sector job growth. creating 4.6 million new jobs. we're not there yet. but the real question is: whose plan is better for you? the president's plan asks millionaires... to pay a little more... to help invest in a strong middle class. clean energy. and cut the deficit. mitt romney's plan? a new 250,000 dollar tax break for... multi-millionaires. roll back regulations on the banks that cratered the economy. and raise taxes on the middle class. president clinton: they want to go back to the same old... policies that got us in trouble in the first place. president obama: we're not
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repeal obama care. >> alex, obviously, quite a difference in what he said then, what he's saying now, although in fairness to governor romney, he said in the past he does like that notion of the pre-existing conditions to a certain degree, and allowing kids to stay an their parents' policies. >> that's more a conflict of language than of substance. i think what the romney folks would tell you is that governor romney has been for repeal and replace. there are some commonalities, things that both republicans and democrats have had in common. republicans have been for catastrophic coverage, for pre-existing conditions, for letting kids stay on parents' insurance longer. those are commonalities. if romney is elected, you would see those in republican plans. but there is a bit of a conflict. >> this is mitt romney at war with himself again. and notably what happened yesterday afternoon after that "meet the press" appearance was governor romney issued a clarifying statement saying, well, there's nondiscrimina
repeal obama care. >> alex, obviously, quite a difference in what he said then, what he's saying now, although in fairness to governor romney, he said in the past he does like that notion of the pre-existing conditions to a certain degree, and allowing kids to stay an their parents' policies. >> that's more a conflict of language than of substance. i think what the romney folks would tell you is that governor romney has been for repeal and replace. there are some commonalities,...
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obama gave the better performance. president obama seasoned and he thrives in those situations. romney is a little more nervous. >> tag romney his son said he's terrified in these debates but then walked it back. you've got to have your writers and "saturday night live" writers are not in the tank for romney. >> let's be clear -- >> it wouldn't be a complex negotiation and the snl writers might not be on board. >> there's a big history obviously in politics. for the last two weeks candidates changing it up a little bit, trying to bring humor into it. even sarah palin went on saturday night live. i think that helped her in terms of loosening her up a little bit. the risk for a guy who just doesn't have the comfort zone there is too great. >> let's be clear about something, neither of these two guys is funny. being funny is when people who are not on your payroll are not your blood relatives think your funny. >> i don't know. i think obama's got kind of a natural drive with it. >> you think he's funny? >> yeah. >> that's funny. >> i spent 15 years and still spend a lot of time doi
obama gave the better performance. president obama seasoned and he thrives in those situations. romney is a little more nervous. >> tag romney his son said he's terrified in these debates but then walked it back. you've got to have your writers and "saturday night live" writers are not in the tank for romney. >> let's be clear -- >> it wouldn't be a complex negotiation and the snl writers might not be on board. >> there's a big history obviously in politics....
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president obama also dropped by the event. he joked that usually he gets invited to state dinners but this one he just had to crash. no more party crashers. don't need any more of those. >> they haven't had a lot of state dinners. >> this was a neat one. >>> comments from republican senate candidate about rape and abortion sending ripples through the party and the presidential campaign. let's go to cnn's erin burnett. you're going to be joined by the republican party chairman reince priebus in the next hour. what's going on? >> we're going to get to the heart of the matter. pretty incredible what mr. akin said, using the words "legitimate rape." he's apologized for it, of course. late today, mitt romney commenting on it and many other republicans also saying that perhaps -- actually not perhaps, that they think he should step out of the race. but will the chief of the republican national committee say that? it's highlighted something mitt romney and paul ryan don't want highlighted, paul ryan's personal views on abortion, much
president obama also dropped by the event. he joked that usually he gets invited to state dinners but this one he just had to crash. no more party crashers. don't need any more of those. >> they haven't had a lot of state dinners. >> this was a neat one. >>> comments from republican senate candidate about rape and abortion sending ripples through the party and the presidential campaign. let's go to cnn's erin burnett. you're going to be joined by the republican party...
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so there you have obama up. don't forget, the president has road to an electoral college victory without the state of ohio, but it is very difficult if not impossible for mitt romney to get there. because if he loses ohio, he has to run the table on a lot of states right now he's not ahead in. >> no republican has won the white house without ohio. >> that's right. >> so with 13 days to go according to this "time" magazine poll obama's up by five in ohio. three percentage point margin of error. >> good news for the white house. >> yep. >>> an october surprise, not quite. but donald trump is proposing a $5 million deal to president obama. you want the details? we'll share them with you when we come back. you've been busy for a dead man. after you jumped ship in bangkok, i thought i'd lost you. >>> surfing is my life now. but who's going to .... >>> tell the world that priceline has even faster, easier ways to save you money. . . on hotels, flights & cars? you still have it. >>> i'll always have it. so this is it?
so there you have obama up. don't forget, the president has road to an electoral college victory without the state of ohio, but it is very difficult if not impossible for mitt romney to get there. because if he loses ohio, he has to run the table on a lot of states right now he's not ahead in. >> no republican has won the white house without ohio. >> that's right. >> so with 13 days to go according to this "time" magazine poll obama's up by five in ohio. three...
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that's been president obama. governor romney hasn't. >> reporter: during the primaries romney demonstrated he can stumble. as he did trying to bet rick perry big money at one debate. >> rick, i'll tell you what, $10,000? $10,000 bet? >> reporter: but romney is no debate lightweight here taking down newt gingrich's idea for a moon colony in florida. >> if i had a business executive come to me and say they wanted to spend a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, i'd say you're fired. >> reporter: while romney stays behind closed doors, he's fine tuning his message softening his position on immigration. allowing the children of undocumented workers to stay in the country until immigration reform is passed. he's also out with a tough new ad linking president obama to former house speaker nancy pelosi. >> who will raise taxes on the middle class? barack obama and the liberals already have. >> reporter: fresh ammunition for tomorrow night's debate at an event earlier today in charlotte, north carolina
that's been president obama. governor romney hasn't. >> reporter: during the primaries romney demonstrated he can stumble. as he did trying to bet rick perry big money at one debate. >> rick, i'll tell you what, $10,000? $10,000 bet? >> reporter: but romney is no debate lightweight here taking down newt gingrich's idea for a moon colony in florida. >> if i had a business executive come to me and say they wanted to spend a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on...
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obama had a vision. that president obama did talk about the future. all governor romney talked about was i'm not barack obama. well, that's not a vision. that's not telling anybody about where he wants to take the country. i thought this was a very well orchestrated convention with michelle obama giving us more insight into barack obama the man. followed by bill clinton talking about the obama record on the economy and trying to bring people together. and then teeing it up for president obama to talk about what's next. and i thought that was very powerful. >> but you know, mo, the first lady did do a great job in her speech. bill clinton did an amazing job as well. the criticism of the president while he set out certain goals and said this is how many jobs i want to create, this is what i want to do as far as exports are concerned, the environment is concerned, he didn't go into specifics and lay out how he's going to achieve those goals, mo. that was the expectation at least by some folks. and they were
obama had a vision. that president obama did talk about the future. all governor romney talked about was i'm not barack obama. well, that's not a vision. that's not telling anybody about where he wants to take the country. i thought this was a very well orchestrated convention with michelle obama giving us more insight into barack obama the man. followed by bill clinton talking about the obama record on the economy and trying to bring people together. and then teeing it up for president obama...
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president obama's still ahead 51% to 47%. but his four-point lead falls now within the poll's sampling error. the president had a nine-point lead in our most recent poll of polls in ohio, which was completed just before last week's presidential debate in denver. our chief national correspondent john king is joining us from the state capital of columbus right now. john, you're taking a closer look at the new numbers in this ohio poll. what are you seeing? >> reporter: wolf, if you had any doubt the first debate gave governor romney a significant meaningful bounce, this erases them. we've seen it in the national polls. now we see it in our brand new poll here in ohio. you just mentioned the numbers. that's a statistical tie and a big comeback for governor romney for where he was pre-debate. look at with four weeks to go certain to be a hard-fought battleground. independents, the president up four points. that's within a margin of error. the suburbs, the cincinnati and cleveland suburbs, when it's close, statistical tie. governo
president obama's still ahead 51% to 47%. but his four-point lead falls now within the poll's sampling error. the president had a nine-point lead in our most recent poll of polls in ohio, which was completed just before last week's presidential debate in denver. our chief national correspondent john king is joining us from the state capital of columbus right now. john, you're taking a closer look at the new numbers in this ohio poll. what are you seeing? >> reporter: wolf, if you had any...
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today was president obama's turn. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is standing by with details on what happened. brianna. >> reporter: hi, wolf. the topic of immigration dominated this forum. president obama saying his biggest failure has been not getting comprehensive immigration reform done. but he said it wasn't for lack of trying or desire. and he blamed congressional republicans. as president obama courted the hispanic vote in a forum on the spanish language univision network, he got some tough questions. co-host jorge ramos asked about his 2008 pledge to tackle immigration reform in his first term. >> this is very important. i don't want it to get lost in translation. you promised that. and a promise is a promise. and with all due respect, but you didn't keep that promise. >> i did not make a promise that i would get everything done 100% when i was elected as president. what i promised was that i would work every single day as hard as i can to make sure that everybody in this country regardless of wh
today was president obama's turn. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is standing by with details on what happened. brianna. >> reporter: hi, wolf. the topic of immigration dominated this forum. president obama saying his biggest failure has been not getting comprehensive immigration reform done. but he said it wasn't for lack of trying or desire. and he blamed congressional republicans. as president obama courted the hispanic vote in a forum on the spanish language univision...
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obama had a vision. that president obama did talk about the future. all governor romney talked about was i'm not barack obama. well, that's not a vision. that's not telling anybody about where he wants to take the country. i thought this was a very well orchestrated convention with michelle obama giving us more insight into barack obama the man. followed by bill clinton talking about the obama record on the economy and trying to bring people together. and then teeing it up for president obama to talk about what's next. and i thought that was very powerful. >> but you know, mo, the first lady did do a great job in her speech. bill clinton did an amazing job as well. the criticism of the president whilhe set certain goals and said this is how many js i want to create, this is what wae concerned,he environment is concerned, he didn't go into specifics and lay out how he's going to achieve those goals, mo. thatas folks. and th were disappointed he didn't use that venue to do it. >> well, look, ts speech was
obama had a vision. that president obama did talk about the future. all governor romney talked about was i'm not barack obama. well, that's not a vision. that's not telling anybody about where he wants to take the country. i thought this was a very well orchestrated convention with michelle obama giving us more insight into barack obama the man. followed by bill clinton talking about the obama record on the economy and trying to bring people together. and then teeing it up for president obama...
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obama. certainly the democrats are afraid of what romney might do, the tea party takeover. i think it feels so long because the -- you're not burning solar. you're not flying. you're burning diesel to get there. i think it's been tough. >> and you could ask, what is the effect of all of the negative advertising -- i would argue at this point, they kind of cancel each other out. people would rather watch bars than these ads. but over the summer, a huge amount of negative advertising which characterized mitt romney as out of touch, et cetera, and you could argue that that set the tone for this campaign. >> what i think is interesting now is i wonder if people haven't tuned all this stuff out, tuned out the pundit, tuned out the ads -- >> what? >> think about what you're saying. >> i think they may not even be listening to us. but i think people's pocketbooks may be talking to them now. you have some late improvement in the economy in terms of the housing market. i just can't imagine at this po
obama. certainly the democrats are afraid of what romney might do, the tea party takeover. i think it feels so long because the -- you're not burning solar. you're not flying. you're burning diesel to get there. i think it's been tough. >> and you could ask, what is the effect of all of the negative advertising -- i would argue at this point, they kind of cancel each other out. people would rather watch bars than these ads. but over the summer, a huge amount of negative advertising which...
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now obama care is here to stay. sure a single illness won't wipe out your life savings, but at what cost? a lower one. and now you'll have to wait for hours in line for medical care instead of immediately not getting any. >> but this five-minute segment from last night's fox news election coverage taken at the precise moment that their own in-house election return research squad announced that ohio and thus the presidency would be awarded to barack obama, i believe this piece of footage will unlike us live forever. >> do you believe that ohio has been settled? >> no, i don't. look, if we are calling this on the basis of 74% of the vote being in and when 77% is in secretary of state website i got the director of the ohio campaign for romney on the other end of the line refreshing the page every few seconds. >> go on. >> it's going to be a republican victory. this is a historic republican county. their target is 64. they're at 59 with basically the early vote counted. it's going to continue to edge up. big swatches of
now obama care is here to stay. sure a single illness won't wipe out your life savings, but at what cost? a lower one. and now you'll have to wait for hours in line for medical care instead of immediately not getting any. >> but this five-minute segment from last night's fox news election coverage taken at the precise moment that their own in-house election return research squad announced that ohio and thus the presidency would be awarded to barack obama, i believe this piece of footage...
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that helps president obama. but governor romney has a lot of momentum in a lot of states. >> this is about the economy, the economy, the economy. but he has to show people that he has the gravitas and the temperament to be commander in chief. >> let's get to our cnn political contributor, margaret. >> here we are with our panel. we're talking about the pivot, that technique. how is mitt romney going to pivot tonight? >> before i talk about pivot, i want to talk about tone. i think john king was right when he said temperament is important here. and ainge romney's tone has been very productive the last couple of debates. he's firm but not nasty. i think he gets his points across, but i think the most important pivot that governor romney can make is to remind voters that a strong foreign policy depends on a strong economy. we cannot have a strong military and a strong presence in the world unless our economy is firing on all cylinders which is manifestly not doing. >> did you ever a debate when you were running for
that helps president obama. but governor romney has a lot of momentum in a lot of states. >> this is about the economy, the economy, the economy. but he has to show people that he has the gravitas and the temperament to be commander in chief. >> let's get to our cnn political contributor, margaret. >> here we are with our panel. we're talking about the pivot, that technique. how is mitt romney going to pivot tonight? >> before i talk about pivot, i want to talk about...
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president obama or mitt romney? >> i would rather be obama. for one thing, you know, it's interesting how we kind of talk about this as sort of like almost theater. and the reality is, i think, you know, mitt romney kind of did his own town hall meeting on videotape before. and we made the 47% comment. and i think that is sort of the backdrop for mitt romney. if there's more pressure on him now to be relatable. whereas i think obama actually is relatable. >> but you say that's the backdrop for mitt romney. maybe in some democrats' minds. but i think for the 60 million people who watched the last presidential debate, that's probably more in their mind, that mitt romney, than what was in that video from a long time ago. >> you know, i think the last debate was all about mitt romney. the expectations were on him. you know, people didn't think he would do particularly well. the whole game was riding on his performance. people were saying, if he doesn't do well, it's over. this time it's all about president obama. it's all about his performance. he
president obama or mitt romney? >> i would rather be obama. for one thing, you know, it's interesting how we kind of talk about this as sort of like almost theater. and the reality is, i think, you know, mitt romney kind of did his own town hall meeting on videotape before. and we made the 47% comment. and i think that is sort of the backdrop for mitt romney. if there's more pressure on him now to be relatable. whereas i think obama actually is relatable. >> but you say that's the...
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obama speaking down there in florida. let's listen. >> i want to share something with you as i think it's important for you to know as you go forward. i have seen how the issues that come across a president's desk are always the hard ones. you know? the problems with no easy solutions. the judgment calls where the states are so high and there is absolutely nom margin for error. and i can see as president you are going to get all kinds of advice and opinions from all kinds of people. but let me tell you something, at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as president, truly all you have to guide you are your life experiences. do you think me? all you have to guide you are your values. and your vision for this country. because in the end, it does all boil down to who you are and what you stand for. know that. and we all know what barack obama stands for, don't we? and we have seen time and time again just how hard he's willing to fight for us. remember when folks in washington were telling barack to
obama speaking down there in florida. let's listen. >> i want to share something with you as i think it's important for you to know as you go forward. i have seen how the issues that come across a president's desk are always the hard ones. you know? the problems with no easy solutions. the judgment calls where the states are so high and there is absolutely nom margin for error. and i can see as president you are going to get all kinds of advice and opinions from all kinds of people. but...
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in ohio, 58 for obama. 37% for romney. how much of a problem is this for romney campaign and women. . >> those polls are outliers, of course. >> why are those two, cbs news and "new york times" polls outl outliers? >> because the sample size over white democrats. it douz not conform with other polls. they just don't comport with any other polls. the public or private. but women are concerned about the same thing men are concerned about. only an extremist would think that mitt romney is an extreme his. that campaign ad is a lie. mitt romney does not support banning contraception. never did. women support the romney decision to repeal the obama regulation that forces the institutions to violate the articles of their faith. this is the obama spending problem. they're all going to have plenty of money to do their campaign. but they're wasting money. they're wasting it on ads like that that they've been running for months now. >> we do know that three of the three major prime time speakerses at the republican convention have al
in ohio, 58 for obama. 37% for romney. how much of a problem is this for romney campaign and women. . >> those polls are outliers, of course. >> why are those two, cbs news and "new york times" polls outl outliers? >> because the sample size over white democrats. it douz not conform with other polls. they just don't comport with any other polls. the public or private. but women are concerned about the same thing men are concerned about. only an extremist would think...
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mainly obama's fault. and so it is in a sense, the electorate's lingering fear of george w. bush as much as it is residual affection for barack obama that romney needs to beat if he's to become president. what do you think of that analysis? >> i think ezra is a political columnist trying to drag bush back into this thing. i think it's a given in 2010 you saw tea party activists not only the tail end of t.a.r.p., they were george bush initiatives, not barack obama initiatives. statement i think it's still george bush is dragging mitt romney down it could have been a problem, but the polls don't suggest it really is a problem for mitt romney right now. i think dmngt democrats are desperate to drag george bush into this at the end and try to remind them as president obama failed toot in the debate last week, he's going to be the next coming of george w. bush, republicans have been saying he's the next coming of jimmy carter. i guess they're even. >> on that particular you may have a point there. what do you t
mainly obama's fault. and so it is in a sense, the electorate's lingering fear of george w. bush as much as it is residual affection for barack obama that romney needs to beat if he's to become president. what do you think of that analysis? >> i think ezra is a political columnist trying to drag bush back into this thing. i think it's a given in 2010 you saw tea party activists not only the tail end of t.a.r.p., they were george bush initiatives, not barack obama initiatives. statement i...
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just check out the latest obama campaign ad against romney. >> i am barack obama. i approved this message. >> tax havens, offshore accounts, carried interest. mitt romney used every trick in the book. romney admits in the last two years he paid less than 15% in taxes on 43 million in income. makes you wonder if some years he paid any taxes at all. we don't know, romney released one year of his tax returns, won't release anything before 2010. >> you know what, i put out as much as we're going to put out. >> what is mitt romney hiding? >> the obama folks want to define mitt romney to the american people in the most negative ways. clearly know how to attack an opponent and keep him on the defensive. but don't write off mitt romney and his team. they're very good at this game as well. >> mitt romney has a plan to get america working. barack obama, worst job record since the depression. >> shame on you, barack obama. >> you want more evidence how tough romney can be? ask newt gingrich and rick santorum. the romney campaign and allies eviscerated him in iowa, new hampshi
just check out the latest obama campaign ad against romney. >> i am barack obama. i approved this message. >> tax havens, offshore accounts, carried interest. mitt romney used every trick in the book. romney admits in the last two years he paid less than 15% in taxes on 43 million in income. makes you wonder if some years he paid any taxes at all. we don't know, romney released one year of his tax returns, won't release anything before 2010. >> you know what, i put out as much...